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Are dietary defects a cause of multiple sclerosis? There is some evidence that a lack of certain fatty acids during the maturation of the brain results in demyelination.
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BERNSOHN, J., STEPHANIDES, L. Aetiology of Multiple Sclerosis. Nature 215, 821–823 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/215821a0
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